It is June of '73 and a WP U23B is leading a eastbound trailer train at the old townsite of Palisade in the Humboldt river canyon. The tunnels of the Espee (right) and the WP main can be seen in t... (more)

Western Pacific GP20 #2001 owned by the FRRS sits on the Carroll St. Lead just off the Caltrain Mainline. The last of GGRM's equipment has been removed from the Hunter's Point Navel Shipyard, and ... (more)

WP 713 rolls by a neat house on it's way back to Sunol.

A eastbound manifest is seen in the desert west of Winnemucca.

The 'last WP unit', 3559 was the highest number GP40-2, the last power ordered by the WP. Norhtbound on the Highline with a BN train to be interchanged at Bieber, CA, this line ran through some gr... (more)

WP 713 leads a Springtime Special West out of Brightside crossing a grade crossing protected by two wig-wags.

One of the Fab Four sits shut down waiting some work at Portola, as seen from inside the shops.

Seen through the fuel point at DRGW East Roper Yard, WP 3508 3067 3012 await servicing before their next turn of duty in March 1982.

WP OME James, CA

The one that Disney didn’t get. I asked them to pull it outside for a photo - they laughed and said "no."

westbound unit steel train on WP in Feather River Canyon

Feather River Canyon

3512 3057 3528 barrels through Magna on a westbound WP freight in March 1982 - The railroad as a separate entity didn't have long to go.

Just the day before, the BHZ from NP had this as part of 7 WP GP40/-2s brought in, and they were the beginning of the WP influx into Texas after the merger.

Kodak's grainy Tri-X Pan to the rescue, as it's after 8 PM at night when the SJT "San Jose Turn" makes an appearance in Milpitas after an ENTIRE DAY OF NO TRAINS along the WP San Jose Branch. Well... (more)